Drayton Valley - Town, Alberta, Canada - Labour, occupation and industry



Labour force activity

Employed
Total: 3,845
Here:

72.5%
Alberta:

70.9%
Male: 2,175
This town:

79.2%
Alberta:

77.0%
Female: 1,675
This town:

65.3%
Province:

64.7%
Unemployed
Total: 170
Here:

3.2%
Alberta:

3.2%
Male: 95
This town:

3.5%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 75
Here:

2.9%
Alberta:

3.0%
Not in the labour force
Total: 1,285
This town:

24.2%
Province:

26.0%
Male: 475
Here:

17.3%
Alberta:

19.7%
Female: 815
Here:

31.8%
Province:

32.3%
Participation rate
All persons
Here:

75.8%
Province:

74.0%
Male
This town:

82.7%
Alberta:

80.3%
Female
This town:

68.2%
Alberta:

67.7%
Unemployment rate
All persons
This town:

4.2%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male
This town:

4.2%
Alberta:

4.1%
Female
This town:

4.3%
Province:

4.4%

Labour force activity in this town

Occupation

Sales and service occupations
Total: 845
Here:

21.1%
Alberta:

22.7%
Male: 220
Here:

9.7%
Alberta:

16.9%
Female: 620
Here:

35.5%
Alberta:

29.6%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport
Total: 45
Here:

1.1%
Alberta:

2.3%
Male: 10
Here:

0.4%
Alberta:

1.8%
Female: 35
This town:

2.0%
Province:

3.0%
Business; finance and administration occupations
Total: 480
This town:

12.0%
Province:

17.7%
Male: 75
This town:

3.3%
Alberta:

8.3%
Female: 405
This town:

23.2%
Alberta:

28.7%
Management occupations
Total: 310
This town:

7.7%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 180
Here:

7.9%
Alberta:

11.6%
Female: 135
Here:

7.7%
Province:

7.5%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities
Total: 220
Here:

5.5%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 175
This town:

7.7%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 50
Here:

2.9%
Province:

1.9%
Trades; transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Total: 1,030
This town:

25.7%
Province:

18.2%
Male: 970
This town:

42.7%
Alberta:

31.0%
Female: 65
Here:

3.7%
Province:

3.0%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Total: 185
Here:

4.6%
Province:

7.5%
Male: 140
This town:

6.2%
Province:

10.9%
Female: 45
Here:

2.6%
Alberta:

3.4%
Occupations in social science; education; government service and religion
Total: 215
Here:

5.4%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 40
Here:

1.8%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 175
This town:

10.0%
Province:

10.5%
Health occupations
Total: 205
Here:

5.1%
Alberta:

5.4%
Male: 25
This town:

1.1%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 180
This town:

10.3%
Alberta:

9.5%
Occupations unique to primary industry
Total: 470
This town:

11.7%
Alberta:

6.1%
Male: 435
This town:

19.2%
Alberta:

8.8%
Female: 30
This town:

1.7%
Alberta:

2.9%

Occupation

Industry

Business services
Total: 455
Here:

11.3%
Alberta:

18.4%
Male: 260
This town:

11.5%
Alberta:

20.4%
Female: 190
Here:

10.9%
Alberta:

16.0%
Educational services
Total: 180
Here:

4.5%
Alberta:

6.2%
Male: 40
Here:

1.8%
Alberta:

3.6%
Female: 140
This town:

8.0%
Alberta:

9.4%
Other services
Total: 740
This town:

18.4%
Alberta:

18.3%
Male: 275
Here:

12.1%
Alberta:

15.5%
Female: 465
This town:

26.7%
Province:

21.6%
Health care and social services
Total: 315
This town:

7.8%
Alberta:

9.1%
Male: 20
This town:

0.9%
Province:

2.6%
Female: 295
Here:

17.0%
Alberta:

16.7%
Manufacturing
Total: 260
This town:

6.5%
Province:

7.2%
Male: 165
This town:

7.3%
Province:

9.8%
Female: 100
This town:

5.7%
Province:

4.0%
Retail trade
Total: 520
This town:

13.0%
Alberta:

10.7%
Male: 220
This town:

9.7%
Province:

8.6%
Female: 300
Here:

17.2%
Alberta:

13.2%
Finance and real estate
Total: 65
Here:

1.6%
Alberta:

5.1%
Male: 20
This town:

0.9%
Alberta:

3.9%
Female: 45
Here:

2.6%
Province:

6.4%
Agriculture and other resource-based industries
Total: 1,035
Here:

25.8%
Alberta:

11.8%
Male: 885
This town:

39.0%
Alberta:

16.1%
Female: 150
This town:

8.6%
Province:

6.8%
Construction
Total: 345
Here:

8.6%
Province:

8.8%
Male: 300
This town:

13.2%
Province:

13.8%
Female: 40
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.9%
Wholesale trade
Total: 85
This town:

2.1%
Alberta:

4.4%
Male: 70
This town:

3.1%
Province:

5.7%
Female: 15
This town:

0.9%
Province:

2.9%

Industry

Place of work status

Worked in same census subdivision of residence
Total: 2,550
Here:

66.3%
Alberta:

58.1%
Male: 1,260
Here:

58.1%
Province:

52.0%
Female: 1,290
This town:

77.2%
Province:

65.2%
Worked in same province of residence
Total: 70
Here:

1.8%
Alberta:

2.7%
Male: 45
Here:

2.1%
Province:

3.1%
Female: 25
Here:

1.5%
Alberta:

2.2%
Worked at home
Total: 185
This town:

4.8%
Alberta:

8.9%
Male: 35
Here:

1.6%
Alberta:

8.0%
Female: 155
This town:

9.3%
Province:

10.1%
No fixed workplace address
Total: 880
This town:

22.9%
Province:

13.7%
Male: 750
This town:

34.6%
Province:

20.1%
Female: 130
Here:

7.8%
Alberta:

6.0%
Worked outside Canada
Total: 10
Here:

0.3%
Alberta:

0.4%
Male: 10
Here:

0.5%
Province:

0.5%
Worked in same census division of residence
Total: 140
This town:

3.6%
Alberta:

15.7%
Male: 70
Here:

3.2%
Province:

15.6%
Female: 70
Here:

4.2%
Alberta:

15.8%

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Car as driver
Total: 2,925
Here:

80.4%
Alberta:

74.3%
Male: 1,720
This town:

81.1%
Province:

78.2%
Female: 1,200
Here:

78.9%
Province:

69.7%
All other modes
Total: 75
Here:

2.1%
Province:

1.5%
Male: 60
Here:

2.8%
Alberta:

1.7%
Female: 20
Here:

1.3%
Alberta:

1.3%
Car as passenger
Total: 325
Here:

8.9%
Province:

7.9%
Male: 225
Here:

10.6%
Province:

6.6%
Female: 95
This town:

6.3%
Alberta:

9.5%
Walked or bicycled
Total: 315
This town:

8.7%
Alberta:

7.1%
Male: 115
This town:

5.4%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 200
Here:

13.2%
Province:

8.0%

Mode of transportation to work

Unpaid work

Population reporting hours of unpaid work
Total: 4,850
Here:

91.4%
Alberta:

92.6%
Male: 2,380
This town:

86.7%
Alberta:

90.5%
Female: 2,465
This town:

96.1%
Alberta:

94.6%
Population reporting hours of unpaid housework
Total: 4,740
This town:

89.3%
Province:

91.4%
Male: 2,310
This town:

84.2%
Alberta:

89.0%
Female: 2,435
This town:

94.9%
Province:

93.8%
Population reporting hours looking after children without pay
Total: 2,260
Here:

42.6%
Province:

38.4%
Male: 1,030
This town:

37.5%
Province:

34.4%
Female: 1,230
This town:

48.0%
Province:

42.4%
Population reporting hours of unpaid care or assistance to seniors
Total: 640
Here:

12.1%
Alberta:

16.8%
Male: 220
This town:

8.0%
Alberta:

14.0%
Female: 415
Here:

16.2%
Alberta:

19.5%

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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